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Invasion of the Body Snatchers

MGM/UA (1978)

PG (Parental Guidance)

027616627421

7.4

78,002

USA | English | Color | 01:57

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Space-originating plants are changing people into something else with their pods.

Cast View all

	Donald Sutherland	Matthew Bennell
	Brooke Adams	Elizabeth Driscoll
	Jeff Goldblum	Jack Bellicec
	Veronica Cartwright	Nancy Bellicec
	Leonard Nimoy	Dr. David Kibner
	Art Hindle	Geoffrey
	Lelia Goldoni	Katherine
	Kevin McCarthy	Running Man
	Don Siegel	Taxi Driver
	Tom Luddy	Ted Hendley
	Stan Ritchie	Stan
	David Fisher	Mr. Gianni
	Tom Dahlgren	Detective
	Garry Goodrow	Boccardo
	Jerry Walter	Restaurant Owner
	Maurice Argent	Chef
	Sam Conti	Street Barker
	Wood Moy	Mr. Tong
	R. Wong	Mrs. Tong
	Rose Kaufman	Outraged Woman
	Joe Bellan	Beggar
	Sam Hiona	Policeman #1
	Lee McVeigh	Policeman #2
	Al Nalbandian	Rodent Man
	Lee Mines	School Teacher

Crew View all

Director	Philip Kaufman
Writer	W.D. Richter, Jack Finney
Producer	Robert H. Solo
Musician	Denny Zeitlin
Photography	Michael Chapman

Trailer

Edition details

Edition	DVD Edition
Packaging	Snap Case
Nr Discs	1
Screen Ratios	Fullscreen (4:3) Widescreen (1.85:1)
Audio Tracks	Dolby Digital Mono [French] Dolby Digital Stereo [English] Dolby Digital Surround [English] Dolby Surround [English]
Subtitles	English \| English (Closed Captioned) \| French \| Spanish
Layers	Dual side, Single layer
Edition Release Date	Jul 17, 2001
Regions	Region 1

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Quantity	1
Index	715
Added Date	Mar 10, 2012 13:58:31
Modified Date	Jun 24, 2025 17:29:16

Notes

Story Synopsis:
Based on the novel by Jack Finney, Invasion Of The Body Snatchers is a remake of Don Siegel’s 1956 science fiction masterpiece. Spores from outer space fall and take root in San Francisco, producing beautiful flowers. But these extraterrestrial plants take over peoples bodies and slowly clone their victims and dispose of the remains. But if everything looks “human,” can real humans go undetected and escape to warn others?

DVD Picture:
While the LaserDisc reviewed in Issue 13 appears washed out in color fidelity, the non-anamorphic DVD is more natural looking. Although the film looks dated, colors are slightly more fully saturated with generally natural fleshtones and blacker blacks. Shadow delineation is better defined. Images are slightly sharper with more detail. Some scenes appear "digital" with apparent motion artifacts and noise. Although the 1.82:1 DVD betters the LaserDisc, it is still only a mediocre presentation at best.

Soundtrack:
The Dolby® Digital matrix soundtrack is significantly down in reference level by about 10dB when compared to the LaserDisc’s matrix PCM soundtrack. Surround is aggressive and dialogue sounds generally natural.